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    pt
    abbreviation
    pint; pints.
  • Pt
    Pt
    platinum.
  • PT
    PT
    abbreviation
    Pacific Time.
  • pt.
    pt.
    abbreviation
    part.
  • Pt.
    Pt.
    abbreviation
    Point.
  • p.t.
    p.t.
    abbreviation
    Pacific Time.

pt

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. pint; pints.


Pt 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. platinum.


PT 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. part time; part-time. Also P/T

  3. physical therapy.

  4. physical training.

  5. postal telegraph.

  6. post town.

  7. pupil teacher.


pt. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. part.

  2. payment.

  3. pint; pints.

  4. point.

  5. port.

  6. preterit.


Pt. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Point.

  2. Port.


p.t. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pacific Time.

  2. past tense.

  3. post town.

  4. pro tempore.


Pt 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Point

  2. Port

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. platinum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
pt 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. part

  2. past tense

  3. patient

  4. payment

  5. point

  6. port

  7. pro tempore

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abbreviation

  1. Portugal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
PT 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. physical therapy

  2. physical training

  3. postal telegraph

  4. pupil teacher

  5. (in Britain, formerly) purchase tax

  6. prothrombin time

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pt. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. pint

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pt. Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of pint


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Amaarae featuring PinkPantheress, “Kiss Me Thru The Phone pt 2” They always say the sequel is never as good as the first one.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Ionescu responded on social media: “Let’s getttttt it!! See ya at the 3 pt line.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2024

If you're tempted to pronounce that silent pt, please comptroll yourself!

From Salon Oct. 18, 2021

GMT13:50 The pitch-perfect brilliance of David Squires pt.

From The Guardian Nov. 17, 2015

There was a choking noise from Agravaine in the ambush, and pt once he was rushing toward the unicorn, with the slurp boar-spear in his hands.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

On a sun-drenched fall morning, Cambier strapped on his binoculars and began a 90-minute walking tour of the Cypress Grove Trail at Pt.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2024

Mn3Sn exhibits essential magnetic texture when adjacent to Pt, which is drastically modulated by an applied magnetic field.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

Toward the end of “London Brew Pt 2,” the producers sample the wafting guitar and subtle organ of the ambient-leaning “In a Silent Way,” from 1969, a direct repurposing of Davis’s music.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2023

They'd originally planned to play their Grammy-nominated third album Women In Music, Pt.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2022

Treasure Island certainly has the topography and the coastal plan of Pt.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

“Our PT goes up on a stronger earnings base, not rerating; we’re reducing fair value multiples across the board to account for heightened uncertainty in outcomes for both macro and AI,” they said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 24, 2026

PT, meaning teams are allowed to start negotiating with the agents for players who are about to become unrestricted free agents.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

“Given the evident de-rating across the software sector, we’re trimming our PT from $650 to $600,” analyst Karl Keirstead wrote.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

He tells clients in a note that the A$285 impairment of a stake in PT Panin was unsurprising given the performance of the investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

Stenciled on the side was a stylish logo, a red circle around yellow letters: PT.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

When she finally appeared, everyone got on their feet, dancing along to hits “Tempo,” “Chulo, pt. 2” and nearly drowning out her voice as they sang along to “Classy 101.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2024

In her Instagram post, Lopez listed the new album's 13 song titles, including one called "Dear Ben pt. ll".

From Reuters Nov. 25, 2022

Fans who rushed to listen to the album early on Sunday were likely disappointed to see that one track, "Jail pt. 2" was listed as a track but wasn’t available to listen to.

From Fox News Aug. 29, 2021

A picture of Vanderbilt’s announcement appeared on a satirical Instagram account with this comment: “Let spring break pt. 2 begin.”

From Reuters Apr. 2, 2020

See “Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy,” vol. xxx. pt. i.,

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston

I think “The Birds Pt. 1” and Pt.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2024

The dream team of Bronx rapper Ice Spice and hyperpop-punk hero PinkPantheress made “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” an examination of modern dating with an undeniable hook.

From Seattle Times Dec. 4, 2023

“It’s important to us that this isn’t just Vera Project Pt. 2. It’s not a satellite location, this is a DIY space,” Graboski said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2023

“Dear Ben Pt. II” will be one of the 13 tracks set to populate Lopez’s upcoming album “This Is Me...Now,” an updated take on her 2002 album, “This Is Me...Then.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2023

Strype, Annals of the Reformation, iii, Pt. ii, 214.

From The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects by Sedley Lynch Ware

ABBREVIATIONS:—n., noun; v., verb; cf., compare; e.g., for example; p.t., past tense; p.p. past participle.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

Bide or abide, p.t. abode; p.p. abode; to remain, dwell Bight, a bend or curve in a coast or river bank.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

Betide, p.t. betided; p.p. betid; to happen, come to pass, e.g.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

Connect with the p.t. by a long d.t., as in Figure 44, the end of which must be kept under water.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams

Ashley, Economic History, vol. i, p.t. ii, §§ 66, 74, 75.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther

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